Specifications (Harrow II)
Data from P Lewis, The British Bomber since 1914
General characteristics
- Crew: Five
- Capacity: 20 fully equipped soldiers or 12 stretcher cases (used as transport)
- Length: 82 ft 2 in (25.05 m)
- Wingspan: 88 ft 5 in (26.96 m)
- Height: 19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
- Wing area: 1,090 ft² (101.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 13,600 lb (6,180 kg)
- Loaded weight: 23,000 lb (10,500 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus XX nine-cylinder radial engine, 925 hp (690 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 174 kn (200 mph, 322 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 142 kn (163 mph, 262 km/h)
- Range: 1,096 nmi (1,260 mi, 2,029 km)
- Service ceiling: 22,800 ft (6,950 m)
- Rate of climb: 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 21.1 lb/ft² (103 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.0804 hp/lb (0.132 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns
- Bombs: Up to 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of bombs internally.
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